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Musharraf owns assets worth Rs 64 cr, leaves tax column blank

Islamabad, Apr 3 :Pakistan's former military dictator  Pervez Musharraf owns assets worth Rs 64.5 crore inside and outside  the country, but has made zero contribution in terms of tax.According to the nomination papers submitted by

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Islamabad, Apr 3 :Pakistan's former military dictator  Pervez Musharraf owns assets worth Rs 64.5 crore inside and outside  the country, but has made zero contribution in terms of tax.



According to the nomination papers submitted by Musharraf while contesting from NA-48 Islamabad constituency, the former general's income has increased by Rs 12.9 crore  during 2012.

The former president did not pay a penny in tax during the last three years.

The nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan showed the tax column as blank.

Musharraf also did not mention the source of his income in the nomination form, but the annexure he submitted has not been uploaded on the website.

In the nomination form, he did not mention his plots and the much publicized farmhouse in Chak Shahzad, where he currently lives.

However, some of the assets he mentioned in the  form include shares worth Rs 19.61 lakhs, cash in hand Rs 5o lakh and furniture worth Rs 60 lakhs. He declared his personal expenses at Rs 80 lakhs.

The former army chief also declared in his nomination form that there are three FIRs pending against him in three Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATCs) in Rawalpindi, Quetta, and Islamabad, which have been registered in 2007, 2009 and 2009, respectively.

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